alt Hacker NewsMan I got a computer engineering degree in 2015 with a $200 Chromebook chrooted into Debian. And I worked professionally for years on an 8gb MacBook Air. The Neo is definitely something younger me would be interested in.
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jjice • today at 1:50 PM
Did the same for my freshman year of Uni on a $99 Chromebook. Java and C dev on 4GB of ram wasn't an issue.
That said, I quickly upgraded to a 4 year used Thinkpad and that was a huge difference.
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xattt • today at 12:53 PM
> $200 Chromebook chrooted into Debian
Are there even any x86 Chromebooks left at that price point? They are only one that are still capable of chrooting into Linux. ARM Chromebooks remain locked up.
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coldtea • today at 1:30 PM
I mean, never mind younger us. I have a M5 MBP and even I am tempted for a Neo for travelling
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The problem is like all Apple stuff it's just needlessly limiting and has few advantages over alternatives.